
National HSE Manager - Critical Electricity Services
Lead Safety Across Australia's Electricity Network Operations
UGL's Utilities O&M business delivers essential operation and maintenance services across electricity transmission and distribution networks, supporting some of Australia's largest utility providers. Our teams work across a diverse portfolio of maintenance, outage and network upgrade programs, helping keep communities connected and powered.
We're looking for an experienced HSE Operations Manager to be a trusted operational partner and lead HSE across our national Utilities O&M business. This permanent full-time position can be based in Sydney, Melbourne or Brisbane.
Why this role
National leadership role supporting a portfolio of electricity transmission and distribution O&M projects.
Lead and develop a high-performing team of HSE and training professionals across Australia.
Influence HSE outcomes across multiple sites, projects, joint ventures and alliance partnerships.
Play a key role in embedding UGL's One HSE Culture and critical risk management programs.
Join a growing business delivering essential services across Australia's energy infrastructure sector
About the role
You’ll be the go-to HSE leader for our national Utilities O&M business. Leading a team of HSE and training professionals, you'll work alongside operational leaders to improve health, safety and environmental performance across a diverse portfolio of utility O&M contracts.
This is a hands-on role where you'll spend your time supporting projects, solving problems, building capability and helping teams manage risk. You'll work closely with our workforce, contractors, clients, JV and Alliance partners to drive positive HSE outcomes and embed UGL's One HSE Culture across the business
Key responsibilities
Partner with operational leaders, project teams and HSE professionals to improve HSE performance across contracts, projects and operational sites.
Build HSE capability through mentoring, risk workshops and the One HSE Culture program.
Support sites and projects to identify risks, close gaps and continuously improve health, safety and environmental outcomes.
Work closely with clients, JV and Alliance partners, contractors and regulators to ensure compliance and alignment of HSE expectations and requirements.
Support assurance activities, HSE reporting, tender submissions and business improvement initiatives across the Utilities O&M portfolio.
What we offer
About you
Significant experience in a similar role within electricity transmission, distribution O&M environments.
Strong capability in HSEQ management systems, risk management, assurance programs and continuous improvement initiatives.
Proven experience leading complex incident investigations, audits and compliance activities.
Exceptional stakeholder engagement, coaching and influencing skills, with the ability to build credibility at all levels of an organisation.
About Us
UGL is a respected of end-to-end engineering, construction, operation and maintenance services within various sectors including rail, transport, communications, oil and gas, power, renewables, resources, water and defence. We partner with some of the world’s largest blue-chip companies, government agencies, private enterprises, and public institutions. As a member of the CIMIC Group of companies, we value diversity in our team’s backgrounds, ideas, work styles.
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and strongly encourage applications from people with disabilities, Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people, mature aged workers and individuals from culturally diverse backgrounds.
Please note that relevant screening checks will be conducted as part of the recruitment process. These may include a national criminal history check and for you to complete a pre-employment medical.
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UGL is CIMIC Group's specialist end-to-end engineering, services and operations provider. We have a rich history dating back to 1899 and since then we have grown to be a market leader in many of the sectors in which we operate.
Working with some of the most important companies and governments in Australia and globally, we help to play a role in people’s lives every day.
We keep Australia moving through our transport manufacturing, maintenance and operations offering, and we support the energy sector through our renewables, power generation, resources and transmission operations.
We are helping to shape the country through our major infrastructure projects across Australia and we’re preparing for the future with our new energy, Defence, telecommunications and technology expertise.
We are passionate about our 9000+ people and keeping them safe. We’re experts in what we do, and our in-house engineering team ensures we can provide a true end-to-end outcome for our customers.
With projects, operations and offices throughout the country, our footprint means we are involved in communities across Australia, providing expertise for our customers and employment and career opportunities for all Australians.
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